Cập nhật nghiên cứu về chẩn đoán-điều trị sốt rét đăng tải trên tạp chí quốc tế nổi tiếng năm 2016-2017

In vivo efficacy of top five surveyed Ghanaian herbal anti-malarial products

Anti-malarial herbal preparations (HPs) continue to enjoy high patronage in Ghana despite reports that the artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT), the recommended first choice for treatment of uncomplicat...

Dennis Wilmot, Elvis Ofori Ameyaw, Daniel Amoako-Sakyi, Johnson Nyarko Boampong and Neils Ben Quashie

Malaria Journal 2017 16:103

Evidence of metabolic mechanisms playing a role in multiple insecticides resistance in Anopheles stephensi populations from Afghanistan

Malaria is endemic in most parts of Afghanistan and insecticide-based vector control measures are central in controlling the disease. Insecticide resistance in the main malaria vector Anopheles stephensi from Afg...

Noor Halim Zahid Safi, Abdul Ali Ahmadi, Sami Nahzat, Seyyed Payman Ziapour, Seyed Hassan Nikookar, Mahmoud Fazeli-Dinan, Ahmadali Enayati and Janet Hemingway

Malaria Journal 2017 16:100

Exo-erythrocytic development of avian malaria and related haemosporidian parasites

Avian malaria parasites (Plasmodium spp.) and related haemosporidians (Haemosporida) are responsible for diseases which can be severe and even lethal in avian hosts. These parasites cause not only blood pathology...

Gediminas Valkiūnas and Tatjana A. Iezhova

Malaria Journal 2017 16:101

The shape of the iceberg: quantification of submicroscopic Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax parasitaemia and gametocytaemia in five low endemic settings in Ethiopia

The widespread presence of low-density asymptomatic infections with concurrent gametocytes may be a stumbling block for malaria elimination. This study investigated the asymptomatic reservoir of Plasmodium falcip...

Fitsum G. Tadesse, Lotus van den Hoogen, Kjerstin Lanke, Jodie Schildkraut, Kevin Tetteh, Abraham Aseffa, Hassen Mamo, Robert Sauerwein, Ingrid Felger, Chris Drakeley, Endalamaw Gadissa and Teun Bousema

Malaria Journal 2017 16:99

Selections, frameshift mutations, and copy number variation detected on the surf _4.1 gene in the western Kenyan Plasmodium falciparum population

Plasmodium falciparum SURFIN_4.1 is a putative ligand expressed on the merozoite and likely on the infected red blood cell, whose gene was suggested to be under directional selection in...

Jesse N. Gitaka, Mika Takeda, Masatsugu Kimura, Zulkarnain Md Idris, Chim W. Chan, James Kongere, Kazuhide Yahata, Francis W. Muregi, Yoshio Ichinose, Akira Kaneko and Osamu Kaneko

Malaria Journal 2017 16:98

Molecular surveillance of artemisinin resistance falciparum malaria among migrant goldmine workers in Myanmar

Artemisinin resistance has been reported in Greater Mekong Sub-region countries, including Myanmar. After discovery of artemisinin resistance marker (K13), molecular surveillance on artemisinin resistance in e...

Myat Htut Nyunt, Bo Wang, Khin Myo Aye, Kyin Hla Aye, Jin-Hee Han, Seong-Kyun Lee, Kay Thwe Han, Ye Htut and Eun-Taek Han

Malaria Journal 2017 16:97

Assessment of the utility of a symptom-based algorithm for identifying febrile patients for malaria diagnostic testing in Senegal

Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) enable point-of-care testing to be nearly as sensitive and specific as reference microscopy. The Senegal National Malaria Control Programme introduced RDTs in 2007, along ...

Julie Thwing, Fatou Ba, Alou Diaby, Younouss Diedhiou, Assane Sylla, Guelaye Sall, Mame Birame Diouf, Alioune Badara Gueye, Seynabou Gaye, Medoune Ndiop, Moustapha Cisse, Daouda Ndiaye and Mady Ba

Malaria Journal 2017 16:95

Assessing the impact of differences in malaria transmission intensity on clinical and haematological indices in children with malaria

Malaria control interventions have led to a decline in transmission intensity in many endemic areas, and resulted in elimination in some areas. This decline, however, will lead to delayed acquisition of protec...

Henrietta E. Mensah-Brown, James Abugri, Kwaku P. Asante, Duah Dwomoh, David Dosoo, Frank Atuguba, David J. Conway and Gordon A. Awandare

Malaria Journal 2017 16:96

Acceptability of insecticide-treated clothing for malaria prevention among migrant rubber tappers in Myanmar: a cluster-randomized non-inferiority crossover trial

Insecticide-treated clothing (ITC) has long been used for military and outdoor recreational purposes and there is substantial evidence to show that it can protect against arthropod biting. As a complementary v...

Alison F. Crawshaw, Thae Maung Maung, Muhammad Shafique, Nyan Sint, Sarala Nicholas, Michelle S. Li, Arantxa Roca-Feltrer and Jeffrey Hii

Malaria Journal 2017 16:92

The malaria testing and treatment market in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2013

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the two most leading contributors to the global burden of disease due to malaria. This paper describes the malaria testing and treatment market in the nation’s ...

Godéfroid Mpanya, Antoinette Tshefu and Joris Losimba Likwela

Malaria Journal 2017 16:94

Long-term acceptability, durability and bio-efficacy of ZeroVector^® durable lining for vector control in Papua New Guinea

This study examined the acceptability, durability and bio-efficacy of pyrethroid-impregnated durable lining (DL) over a three-year period post-installation in residential homes across Papua New Guinea (PNG).

Joseph J. Kuadima, Lincoln Timinao, Laura Naidi, Anthony Tandrapah, Manuel W. Hetzel, Cyrille Czeher and Justin Pulford

Malaria Journal 2017 16:93